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He isn't built to be a force down low yet. He needs some muscle or he will get pushed around by most centers in major college basketball regardless of how tall he is. UC Irvine has a 7'6 freshman from Senegal and he isn't a force. Averaged 8 ppg and 6.2 rpg. Tall doesn't equal good.

Awful, that freshman would have been 4th in scoring and led us in rebounds?

As sad before...tall doesn't equal good...and in today's game, there aren't many true 7-foot postmen anymore...with the permiation of uptempo, spread the floor offenses, you need guys than can run the floor and your post guys have to be physical forces down low.

Just look at Baylor's seven-footer...a bean pole who got pushed around.
Or the 7'5 guy out of New Mexico...an out of shape mook who couldn't run up and down the floor.

I like that Martin is filling out this class with "shorter" guys that can run the floor (granted, all the players are taller than most fans on the board I imagine).
If we can land Josh Cunningham, another 6'6-6'7 wing guy that we need, that will be a good addition with Stroman, Blanton and Sheppard.

We have to have a big body to play defense, has nothing to do with the offensive end or being able to post, look at the team that won the national title! 6'5 Carrera led us in locks with 32, we need a big man to control the paint on D with upwards of 70-90 blocks on the year, he can set picks on the offensive end.

Something about his hands gives me pause. And his specs. He doesn't seem like has great hand-eye coordination to me. If it is possible for someone's hand to be TOO big, this might be the guy. He also seems a little slow.